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Walkers advises international businesses on partnerships with, and investments in, FinTech enterprises, as well as assisting financial institutions and asset managers with their own FinTech projects. The Walkers team handles corporate matters and regulatory mandates and also offers expertise in a wide range of other important areas, including in IP, AML, data protection and payments.
Work Highlights
- Walkers advised Backed Finance AG on the formation of Jersey's first tokenisation platform.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Walkers have fantastic offshore expertise and real experience integrating their advice with onshore legal frameworks."
"We found them to be practical and commercial in their approach. They were timely in their responses and took a very practical and collaborative approach to incorporating our feedback."
"They demonstrated attention to detail, a willingness to understand business models, and also good communications with the Jersey regulator, which was invaluable."
"Walkers have fantastic offshore expertise and real experience integrating their advice with onshore legal frameworks."
"We found them to be practical and commercial in their approach. They were timely in their responses and took a very practical and collaborative approach to incorporating our feedback."
"They demonstrated attention to detail, a willingness to understand business models, and also good communications with the Jersey regulator, which was invaluable."
Notable Practitioners
Dilmun Leach is a partner at Walkers and advises on a range of FinTech matters, including fund structuring and tokenisation of real-world assets.
"Dilmun is a fantastic partner. He is one of the best offshore regulatory lawyers I have worked with and is our go-to contact for complex regulatory and FinTech matters."
"Dilmun Leach is pragmatic, responsive, and gets the need to give sensible advice to the client."
Sarah Townsend is a senior counsel at Walkers in Jersey. Her considerable experience extends to investment funds, data privacy matters, tokenisation, and global compliance.
"Sarah Townsend had a very commercial, practical and collaborative approach."
"Sarah provides clear, strategic advice tailored to our needs, ensuring that we are well-positioned to navigate any legal challenges."